To have one hit BBC1 drama may earn you a place on the MediaGuardian 100. To have two on the go seems a bit like showing off.

Steven Moffat is the lead writer and showrunner of Doctor Who and Sherlock, the hit modern take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's supersleuth which will film its third series next year. Doctor Who recently returned to BBC1 with plenty of plaudits (and Daleks and dinosaurs), and next year promises to be even bigger, marking the time-traveller's 50th anniversary.

Moffat is married to successful TV producer Sue Vertue who is the daughter of another, Hartswood Films founder Beryl Vertue.